Theo Stavropoulos

CHEBEAGUE ISLAND -- Painter and teacher,
Theo Stavropoulos died Sunday, March 11, 2007. He was born in
Athens, Greece on June 3, 1930. As a child, he lived through both
the Italian and German occupations during WWII. When both parents
were imprisoned, he and his siblings worked to help the resistance.

After the war, he went to Paris, where
he studied art at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, among other art academies
of that city. In the mid-1950s, he received a scholarship from
Yale University to study under the painter and color master, Josef
Albers.

He and his wife Susan were married at the
Roman Catholic Cathedral of Athens, Greece in 1959. After the
marriage, they returned to the U.S., where Theo taught for many
years, first at the University of Bridgeport and later at Lehman
College in the Bronx.

There were many successful exhibits
of his works in Greece, France, Germany and Egypt, as well as
New York and other cities in this country.

He died at his home, attended by his
wife, his daughter, Dominique Williams and her husband Claudio,
his cousin-in-law, Ginny Ballard, and many caring members of our
beloved community.

A celebration of his life will be held on
June 3 at the Island.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to:
The Samaritan Fund
Gail Miller, Treasurer
36 Fenderson Rd.
Chebeague Island, Maine 04017
Or
American Parkinson Disease Assoc.
1250 Hylan Blvd. Suite 4B
Staten Island, N.Y. 10305
Arrangements are under the guidance of
Independent Death Care, 471 Deering Ave., Portland.
Online condolences and a guest book are
available at Independentdeathcare.com.
Theo Stavropoulos